Category: Gender Studies
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Has the push for female equality gone too far? – Article
While recently reading the Financial Times, I came across this relevant and thought-provoking article. I thought it would be beneficial to share it with you and I would love to hear your thoughts on this topic: https://www.ft.com/content/1decbdd1-3518-4faa-be7d-e1bc0471ad9d
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Myth 4 – My Research Paper
This is an outline of the 4th myth I address in my research paper, focusing on gender diversity in leadership levels of organizations. Learn more about my entire research paper here:
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Myth 3 – My Research Paper
This is an outline of the 3rd myth I address in my research paper, focusing on gender diversity in leadership levels of organizations. Learn more about my entire research paper here:
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Myth 2 – My Research Paper
This is an outline of the 2nd myth I address in my research paper, focusing on gender diversity in leadership levels of organizations. Learn more about my entire research paper here:
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Myth 1 – My Research Paper
This is an outline of the 1st myth I address in my research paper, focusing on gender diversity in leadership levels of organizations. Learn more about my entire research paper here:
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Sociocultural Explanations for Gender Differences in Major Depressive Disorder
The prevalence rates of Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) can be viewed through three lenses: Biological explanations, cognitive explanations, and sociocultural explanations. This post will focus on sociocultural explanations, and biological and cognitive ones have been discussed in past blogs. It is believed that women have higher prevalence rates due to gender biases in reporting and…
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Cognitive Explanations for Gender Differences in Major Depressive Disorder
When researching prevalence rates of Major Depressive Disorder (MDD), alongside biological factors (which were mentioned in a previous post), it is crucial to consider cognitive explanations. A key cognitive explanation for gender differences in MDD is that of rumination. Nolen-Hoeksema has found that women are more likely to amplify depression by ruminating about their feelings…
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Is gender inequality inevitable in the future?
Having recently attended the ‘Web Summit’ in Lisbon, the world’s largest annual tech event, I have had many questions regarding the intersection between gender and technology. I firmly believe that technology will act as an enhancer; Whether for existing inequality, or the enhancement of equality. I wonder how artificial intelligence will adopt existing schemas and…
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Biological Explanations for Gender Differences in Major Depressive Disorder
At school, we are currently learning about Major Depressive Disorder (MDD). When approaching topics of this kind (mental health related and associated with abnormal behaviours), we approach the topic looking at biological explanations, cognitive explanations, and sociocultural explanations. I find it fascinating to see the extent of explanations, under each of these subsections, that explain…
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What Happened? From Kung Fu to Researching Gender
Looking at my blogs, and looking through my website, one may wonder about my journey from teaching Kung Fu to how I developed my interest in researching gender. The video below explains this journey: